President Trump unveiled his administration’s proposal to increase security at the southern border and change the nation’s immigration laws. The proposal included a merit-based system that would favor high-skilled workers. "No matter where in the world you're born, no matter who your relatives are, if you want to become an American citizen it will be clear exactly what standard we ask you to achieve. It will be made crystal clear." Full video here: cs.pn/2LPbpnv

The thing is, Mexicans who are educated and highly skilled are doing just fine in Mexico. They don’t want to come here! The Mexicans who are rushing in are the underclass ones who don’t have anything in Mexico!

Trump should invite DACA to the WH without Democrats and deal with them directly. He should offer them immediate citizenship in exchange for only one caveat. They cannot vote for 10 additional years. If American newborns have to wait 18 years to vote then DACA as Americans can wait at least 10. This is required because Republicans know that the Democrats are pushing DACA only to garner their votes and that type of usage of people only to achieve their political goals will never be allowed in America.

This is so hypocritical! Trying to force standards on others his wife nor some of her/his family met prior to coming to the U.S. I am reminded in Acts of the Apostles that they didnt put requirements on the Christians that neither they or their Jewish forefathers had met. Straight Hypocrisy!

Being born a citizen of any given nation is barbaric. Citizenship should be a matter of contract. That is the only way to guarantee any individual's rights and limit the power of any government. The Constitution of the United States was a very good try, but it has been shown to have come up short insofar as the rights of individuals go.

@Josh S. You would not be confused had your teachers told you the truth about the American Constitution. The original intent of the Constitution was to form a central government to handle all the things that each State hand interest in, foreign affairs, national debt and what have you. The central government was to have very limited number of powers, all which are listed in Article 1 Section 8. If an element of the Federal Government is not listed in Article 1 Section 8, then Congress was never authorized to establish or fund it.

The States, you see, were being treated as sovereign nations by the Constitution. So, whenever I use the word "State" you can substitute the word "nation." They are essentially the same.

@Josh S. If the individual wants to be a part of a given State, then the State should require him to sign a contract. Otherwise, the State has no real hold on its citizens. The idea of abiding by a "social contract" is just a ship load of BS. Being born in the jurisdiction of at best grants only partial citizenship -- the citizenship of a child. But once a child has grown up and has become educated, it is then time for the adult to make a choice. Stay with the State he was born in, or refuse and then go find another State to be a citizen of.

Immigration policy does not mean the USA will not have to take in refugees and accept legitimate asylum seekers. All countries have variable immigration policies that focus on employment status, education and skills. But all countries signed up to the UN treaty on refugees have to take in people outside of those categories. Therefore, the USA will still have to accept people who don’t speak English or have financial backing.

This sounds great, but have no doubt, this would be a giant winfall for corporations and absolutely devastating to American workers, dependant upon what limits are to be set on the number of people allowed to immigrate. It boils down to Ricardarian economics and comparative advantage with regards to labor markets. We are no longer the leader in edjucation we once were. This would open the middle class labor market to a labor pool that is potentially more highly skilled and willing to work for less money. It will push Americans that would have otherwise been competitive in higher wage jobs into lower paying jobs, while depressing wages overall. It is outsouring middle class jobs, just doing it within our own borders.

This would be a great chance to fix the educational system. If people from farked up, 3rd world shit holes , are better educated , better able and are able to contribute better, then something is very very wrong . Trump has already fixed the loopholes with the h1b visa And oh yes, get rid of any and all silly degree programs from journalism , social studies , whatever gender , bender garbage .Stick to basics , maths and science . Any college graduate must have good mathematical skills and at least have a science subject .Just look at the foreigners coming in, they don't study rubbish liberal subjects .They are all very proficient in science and mathematics

@Mark Yaske Well, I hope their health wasn't a factor for whether or not they were accepted. When the Irish came to the U.S., many of them died before, or as they disembarked the boat. They were received with signs that said, "Don't hire Irish". Their survival was mainly due to the Catholic church who took in orphans. They were not trained in a skill but started out working as servants and nannys.About 1/4 of the Irish population died of starvation and famine related diseases in the potato famine before any of them decided to emigrate.

Yeah, why do you need any immigration? Just make you wonder doesn't it? Here's the start, to control the population and dictate the terms by having them adhere to some sort of standard. Immigration only exists when there's a society that places competition over cooperation. Everything is always a competitive matter with this president nothing more.

Wet foot dry foot for cubans was “bigly” clear. The problem facing america is food, water, healthcare, disease, and perennial war. Immigrants are lower on the list, if at all. Quit massaging the racist base and actually do something for the people.. washington outsider my posterior!

America doesn't need any more immigration or "diversity". This is purely a replacement agenda designed to globalize the world and displace the indigenous white population of America. Definitely NOT what I voted for.

@Dustin Skenandore Do you know whose land he is on? I suppose you are alluding to the Native Americans as the indigenous people. But can you be sure that other people weren't here before them? I don't think you can prove that the Native Americans were truly the "first settlers" of the land we call America.

@Dustin Skenandore to do everything I can and vote in people who will hopefully one day clean up the trash that keeps pouring into this country. Sanctuary cities are a great example of trash heaps. San Francisco has become a giant shithole and there is no refuting that. Garbage people who only take, and the only thing they have to offer is their subpar culture, have infested LA and San Francisco. There is no denying this. People who live in those areas know exactly what I'm talking about. I can go on and on and on...

Then your either a troll or one of these with a radical mindset,... What is sickening? Isn't it what's best for America? every other Souvenir Nation on this backwater rock does the same, so Defend your Position or shut-up. (Rhetorically Speaking).

@Emmy Boeijink I wonder how dumb you are not to understand sarcasm. I am well aware of the facts and data to show that European education is much better--I was asking why such a "common sense" policy was not enacted much, much earlier in American history. The immigrants didn't get "worse" and the country only offers less and less to outsiders every year. There are definitely more Americans without highschool diplomas or in jail than there are "useful" refugees

@Craig Doty perhaps we should apply the same requirements to federal workers then too? And while we're at it, why allow any American without a highschool diploma to leave the country? They clearly have nothing to offer the world

Absolutely a beautiful way to invite inspirational people to our country. Perhaps with this way we can push away the Riff Raff and make them understand without desire to build you are not needed and definitely not invited.

Trump is the only one that has done ANYTHING. Dems can't do anything except step over all the bs they keep shoveling. Green new deal yup that was a winner before it was put on paper. O and they clap for themselves and abortion at birth. You going to let illegal immigrants stay with you cause Cher said she was out. Find out what the hell your talking about before you jump. It just shows how uninformed you actually are. 🐸

@Mary Brumley and everyone isn't you, and ever reservation is not the reservations in Oklahoma. Like I said earlier, everyone needs to walk the path in life that is best suited for them. We just need to not pretend that it is the path hest suited for everyone else. If you aren't a member of a tribe, you will never understand what it is about.

@Dustin Skenandore I hail from Oklahoma, the Red Man's state, and none of the reservations I saw would suit me to live.I have Indian ancestors. but I would never attempt to benefit from that fact.I consider myself an American period!

@Tanganykia Bankhead it's true these things were taught....but those things taught were never True. The truth is people back then and many now use color to divide and for advantage while disadvantaging others. Since they cannot correct themselves, it simply needs to be left for God to Judge those matters.

@Queenie E right..but the reality is that for a very long time. White WAS the superior color. That's in the history ofAmerica. That's what's taught to little children in books. That's just the reality of it all. You cant deny that becuase it's a literal fact. You literally learn that every black history month..and everytime you read about slavery and the civil rights movement and the Martin Luther king jr. Selma movement..and malcom x movement...and the movement for get minorities to vote and own property and get jobs without being discriminated against.

@Mary Brumley It is the same Government that was alive back then that is alive today! You cannot possibly be that thick! So what do you think God ought to reward those White Christians who even thousands of years after the teachings of Christ and the Apostles, as well as His great Sacrifice, do to those Christians who still used FORCE against their neighbors and Enslaved them, then systematically denied them land and rights for centuries?????? It is your Case...not Blacks that is weak.